Rubrics can also restrict the students mind power in that they will feel that they need to complete the assignment strictly to the rubric instead of taking the initiative to explore their learning. If the criteria that is in the rubric is too complex, students may feel overwhelmed with the assignment, and little success may be imminent. For the teacher creating the rubric, they may find the task of developing, testing, evaluating, and updating time consuming.

After the brief processing time, you can ask students if they have any questions about the content just discussed. If you are on tight on time, you don’t have to process the information, but you may want to consider collecting the index cards with key points or scanning their notebooks as a quick formative assessment technique that will help you know what concepts students found important. Building in opportunities to process information being learned will lead to improved academic performance!